SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Hunter Strickland admits it still irks him a bit that people remember all the home runs he gave up during the 2014 postseason but don't recall the big outs he got that helped propel the Giants' World Series run.

Derek Jeter has left the building, and the New York Yankees replacement plan just might lead them to Elvis.
The Yankees are in the market for a shortstop and had dialogue this week at the general manager's meetings with the Texas Rangers to discuss...

Derek Jeter has left the building, and the New York Yankees replacement plan just might lead them to Elvis.
The Yankees are in the market for a shortstop and had dialogue this week at the general manager's meetings with the Texas Rangers to discuss...

What to do, what to do?
Like it or not, the Dodgers’ season is over and it’s time to begin that off-season check list. When it comes to players, at the top of the list is Hanley Ramirez.
He just completed the last year of his contract,...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Washington Nationals took advantage of a two-run throwing error by San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning en route to a series-extending, 4-1 victory Monday afternoon.
The win...

Giants 2, Nationals 1 (18): Pablo Sandoval's RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning forged a tie before Brandon Belt homered to lead off the 18th as visiting San Francisco won the longest postseason game in major-league history to seize a 2-0 advantage in its National League Division Series.
After going 0-for-6 with two strikeouts, Belt made amends in the final frame by depositing a 3-2 fastball from Tanner Roark (0-1) into the upper deck in right field. Rookie Hunter Strickland retired the side...

Brandon Belt and the rest of the San Francisco Giants did what they do so well in October: They never give in, they never give up, and they win. Simple as that. No matter what it takes — or how long.
Even 18 innings.
On and on and on the Giants and Nationals played Saturday, until Belt's homer off Tanner Roark leading off the 18th lifted San Francisco to its 10th consecutive postseason victory, edging Washington, 2-1, on Saturday night for a 2-0 lead in their NL Division Series.
It tied the...

WASHINGTON -- There was much made over the first postseason start for Washington Nationals pitcherStephen Strasburg, who was shut down in 2012 because of an innings limit and did not appear in the playoffs that season.
But Joe Panik, a rookie who was also appearing in his first National League Division Series, stole the thunder on Friday.
Brandon Crawford had three hits and Panik and Brandon Belt each had two hits and an RBI as the San Francisco Giants beat the Nationals 3-2 in Game 1 of the ...

Nationals 4, Mets 2: Adam LaRoche hit a three-run homer in support of Tanner Roark's third straight victory as Washington remained hot by defeating visiting New York.
Roark (15-10) allowed two runs and five hits without a walk over 6 1/3 innings before five relievers combined to record the final eight outs for Washington, which is 9-1 in its last 10 games. Tyler Clippard worked around a one-out triple in the eighth and Drew Storen retired Bobby Abreu - the potential tying run - to end the ninth as the...

The Miami Marlins hung around the playoff picture after losing their ace Jose Fernandez in May and when their biggest bat, Giancarlo Stanton, was lost last week.
And after a 3-2 loss to the Nationals officially eliminated Miami from the postseason, the Marlins saw much to look forward to in 2015.
"There's a lot of excitement for next year knowing that we were close with obviously some key pieces missing and some bad breaks here and there," pitcher Jarred Cosart said.
Justin Bour gave the Marlins a 1-...

The first tour through the Nationals' batting order for Brad Hand was sublime.
The second time was a disaster for the left-hander Thursday as the Miami Marlins began their final homestand of the season at Marlins Park with a 6-2 loss to Washington.
The Marlins moved closer to playoff elimination, slipping to eight games out of the last wild card with 10 remaining.
Hand breezed the first three innings with nine batters up, nine down. He didn't give up a hit until Anthony Rendon lined a single to left...